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City leader to question silent sheriff about jail attacks

Richmond Sheriff Antionette V. Irving has been asked to appear before City Council’s Public Safety Committee next week.

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GRTC drives starting pay by 43 percent

GRTC boosted starting pay for bus drivers by a whopping 43 percent, effective immediately, with double-digit increases for most current drivers as well.

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City Council again honors Richmond Free Press founders

City Council has approved a fresh honor for the founders of the Richmond Free Press.

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VUU’s tower sign stays; scooter rentals advance

Virginia Union University can keep its logo shining at night from the top of a historic 60- foot tower on its campus.

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Approval of budget amendments before state lawmakers adjourn still uncertain

For the first time in two decades, the Virginia General Assembly could adjourn Saturday, Feb. 25, without approving amendments to the current two-year budget, a potential boon for Richmond’s casino backers.

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Tax dollars at work

Cityscape: Slices of life and scenes in Richmond

John Williams, center, a 13-year veteran of the city Department of Public Works, is part of a crew replacing sidewalks in the 3800 block of McGuire Drive in South Side.

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Former principal alleged to have defrauded renters

For at least five years, Dr. Carl S. Vaughan appeared to offer a lifeline to people facing barriers to securing a place to live.

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City launches youth violence prevention pilot

Richmond is launching a pilot project to pro- vide more protections and a better path forward for youths at risk of gun violence.

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Actor Tony D. Cosby, who portrayed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr in area productions for decades, dies at 66

For more than 35 years, Tony Darnell Cosby portrayed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for audiences in the Richmond area and beyond.

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City Council approves $772.8M budget for 2021-22

Richmond City Council passed a $772.8 million general fund budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year Monday night that in large part aims to increase the attraction of working for City Hall.

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Contract approval expected for GRTC drivers

Ending a stalemate, GRTC and its union have reached an agreement that will boost pay for drivers of regular and Pulse buses by 12.5 percent over three years. The contract also will upgrade pay for other blue collar employees and improve benefits.

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Dr. Victor L. Davis Sr., who led Bethlehem Baptist Church for more than 3 decades, dies at 69

Dr. Victor Lee Davis Sr. had twin careers as a teacher in Richmond Public Schools and as the pastor for nearly 32 years of Bethlehem Baptist Church in the city’s East End.

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Lela Saberna Morris, longtime RPS personnel specialist, succumbs at 97

Lela Saberna Morris spent more than 40 years as a teacher and personnel specialist with Richmond Public Schools, but her road to a career in education was harder than most.

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Electoral board chair planning hearing on city registrar’s removal

James M. Nachman, chairman of the Richmond Electoral Board, is planning to hold a board hearing to consider the removal of veteran Richmond Voter Registrar J. Kirk Showalter.

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South Side woodland to be turned over to city for possible parkland, trails

South Side is gaining 13 additional acres of parkland as a gift from the land’s current owners, it has been announced.

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Jones misses filing deadline, canceling primary challenge to Delegate Carr

Veteran Richmond Delegate Betsy B. Carr will not face a challenge in the June 8 Democratic primary.

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Mayor Stoney proposes 5 new city parks for South Side

Thirteen years ago, City Hall spent about $400,000 to tear down the decrepit Madison Arms apartments at Lynhaven Avenue and Drake Street in South Side.

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City Addresses problems in three new school buildings

City Hall is blaming manufacturing defects for flaws in three new school buildings that opened for in-person classes on Sept. 8.

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Trial set for Oct. 12 in Fourth Baptist Church dispute

A Richmond Circuit Court judge on Tuesday refused to throw out a case in which some members of historic Fourth Baptist Church have sought protection for their voting rights in church affairs, clearing the way for a trial scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 12.

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The shake-up

Here is how the Virginia Supreme Court’s new redistricting maps would shake out for Richmond and the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus.